biggs.jpg (24015 bytes) Name:             Alan R. Biggs

Title:                Professor of Plant Pathology and
                         Extension Specialist - Tree Fruit Diseases

Unit:                Agriculture & Natural Resources

Location:        Tree Fruit Research and Education Ctr.
                        P.O. Box 609,
                        Kearneysville, WV 25430-0609

E-mail:           Alan.Biggs@mail.wvu.edu


Phone:
304-876-6353         Fax: 304-876-6034 

Areas of Expertise:

Plant pathology

Program or Curriculum Responsibilities:

Conduct research on diseases of interest to West Virginia fruit growers
Provide information on diseases of importance to West Virginia fruit growers
Identify disease problems and provide management solutions for tree fruit diseases

Background: Hometown - Lewisburg, Pa.

1982 - Ph.D. in Plant Pathology Penn State
1978 - M.S. in Plant Pathology Penn State
1976 - B.S. in Forest Science Penn State

Career Highlights:

1995 - Professor and Extension Specialist, West Virginia University;
1989-1995 - Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, West Virginia University;
1986-1989 - Head of Plant Pathology section - Agriculture Canada, Vineland Station, Ontario.

Related Experience:

Environmental plant pathology, effects of air pollution on plants; international travel to Senegal, Mexico, Japan, China; lived 7 years in Canada.

Other Interests:

Jazz guitar, bicycling, birding, hiking, eating wild mushrooms